Marvel Rivals Fight Night #11 saw the top teams from both North America (NA) and Europe (EU) compete against one another for $1,000 and the title of this week’s champion.
Virtus.pro, unsurprisingly, claimed its 10th victory in Fight Night, while 100 Thieves finally clawed its way back to the top after a streak of losses across various tournaments.
Has 100 Thieves Reclaimed Its Spot as the Best NA Team?
100 Thieves celebrated its Fight Night win after what has been a rough season for the Marvel Rivals team. Its Invitational victory was followed by a 0-7 defeat by Sentinels in both the semi-finals and finals of the Season 1 Championships, alongside previous Fight Night losses.
After 100 Thieves achieved a narrow 3-2 victory against ENVY in the challengers match, the team faced off against Fight Night #10 winners Shroud-X. In the end, 100 Thieves won 3-2 against Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek‘s team, finally scoring the squad a victory.
This is the full final match breakdown between 100 Thieves (100T) and Shroud-X (SDX):
- Game 1: 100T 2-1 SDX – Krakoa, Domination
- Game 2: 100T 1-0 SDX – Hall of Djalia, Convergence
- Game 3: SDX 2-1 100T – Symbiotic Surface, Convergence
- Game 4: SDX 2-1 100T, Yggdrasill Path, Convoy
- Game 5: 100T 2-0 SDX, Hell’s Heaven, Domination
- End Score: 100T 3-2 SDX
100 Thieves now claims its fifth victory in Rivals Fight Night NA overall, a region where the crown has been regularly passed around among multiple teams, in stark contrast to Virtus. pro’s unwavering dominance in EU.
During the NA finals match, commentator for Rivals Fight Night NA, Andrew ‘ZP’ Rush, said: “It is a cursed position. You are guaranteed to get knocked out the next week, that’s where [we’re at in] NA. The opposite of EU, where Virtus.pro right now has had immense job security, where they have just won and won and won.
“Whereas in NA, you look at the cycle here: You have Shikigami losing to Sentinels, Sentinels loses to FlyQuest, FlyQuest loses to Shroud-X, and now Shroud-X continues the cycle by losing to 100 Thieves.”
Virtus.pro Claims 10th Fight Night Win
In the Rivals Fight Night EU division, Virtus.pro once again crushed the competition after defeating Team1 in the Grand Finals. It was the first time viewers were able to see Team1 in action — although not even this team could put a stop to the best team in the region.
As of writing, Virtus.pro has been crowned the Fight Night champions 10 times. There have only been 11 Fight Night tournaments thus far — and Virtus.pro didn’t attend the fifth one.
Here is the full breakdown of the finals match between Virtus.pro (VP) and Team1 (T1):
- Game 1: VP 2-0 T1 – Krakoa, Domination
- Game 2: VP 3-2 T1 – Central Park, Convergence
- Game 3: VP 2-1 T1 – Midtown, Convoy
- End Score: VP 3-0 T1
During the EU livestream, commentator Jacob ‘JAKE’ Lyon said: “VP just has such incredible depth. And even when the game looks difficult, even when the fights are tilting against them, they stick with it. They fight super aggressively, and they’re able to bring it back and clutch in so many of those scenarios.
“There’s a reason they’ve been the champions time and time again. it goes way beyond individual players, this whole team is incredibly stacked, and they really are playing the game as it’s meant to be played.”
